Handmade in Copenhagen

Shoe Racks

Wall-mounted shoe racks, handmade in Copenhagen from solid oak and Valchromat®.

A shoe rack that hangs on the wall solves something a floor rack cannot: it gives the floor back. In a narrow hallway that is usually the only space there is. Our range is one design, Grounded, in five lengths and nine colours, so it fits the wall you actually have, not the wall a catalogue assumed.

  • Shoes off the floor

    A rack on the wall leaves the floor clear from skirting board to skirting board. A robot vacuum passes straight under, and the unbroken sightline is what makes a narrow hallway read as wider.

  • Oak, brass and Valchromat®

    A solid oak dowel on a through-coloured wall plate, joined with brass and finished in Rubio Monocoat®. Scratch the colour and the same colour is underneath.

  • Handcrafted in Copenhagen

    Every rack is cut, sanded and oiled by hand in our Copenhagen micro-factory, with most lengths and colours kept in stock.

Close-up of the Grounded wall-mounted shoe rack in solid oak with an orange Valchromat® Wall Protector against a white wall

Grounded

The wall plate takes the wear

Shoes leave marks. Damp soles, a heel scuffed against the skirting, grit carried in from the street — on a bare wall that becomes a stripe of grey you repaint every other year.

Behind the oak dowel sits a plate of Valchromat®, wood fibre board coloured all the way through. It lies flat against the wall and takes that wear instead of your paintwork. Nine colours, so the part that protects the wall is also the part you notice on it.

Choose length and colour

Why a wall-mounted shoe rack suits a small hallway

Shoes standing on the floor collect dust around them, and vacuuming underneath means moving everything first. A rack fixed to the wall leaves the floor clear from skirting board to skirting board — a robot vacuum passes straight under, and a damp cloth does the rest. The sightline along the floor stays unbroken, which is what makes a narrow hallway read as wider than it is.

A floor-standing shoe cabinet wins on one thing: hidden capacity behind doors. If you have the floor to give and a household of shoes to put away, that is a fair trade. In most flats it isn't.

Five lengths, from 50 to 200 cm

Grounded comes in 50, 80, 100, 150 and 200 cm. The 50 cm rack takes two pairs; the 200 cm takes up to eight. Capacity scales with width rather than height, so you can also hang a second rack 20 to 25 cm above the first and double what the same stretch of wall carries — useful for a family, and the lower rack sits at a height children can reach themselves. See the oak shoe rack in 50–200 cm.

Nine colours in Valchromat®

The Wall Protector is Valchromat® — wood fibre board coloured all the way through, with a softly matte surface. It sits flat against the wall and takes the scuffs and damp that shoes would otherwise leave on your paintwork. Scratch it and the same colour is underneath, which is why the colour reads as part of the piece, not a coat on top of it.

Solid oak, brass and Rubio Monocoat®

The rail the shoes hang over is made from solid oak, chosen for strength and for how it feels under the hand. Brass fittings join the rail to the Wall Protector. The whole piece is finished with Rubio Monocoat®, a plant-based hard wax oil that deepens the tone of the wood and protects it against everyday wear.

Two holes and it is on the wall

Mounting takes two holes and two screws, and nothing that needs a second pair of hands. You will need a drill with a 10 mm bit, a T25 driver, a 3 mm Allen key and a spirit level; screws and Fischer universal wall plugs are in the box. Handmade in our Copenhagen micro-factory, with most sizes and colours kept in stock, so it ships quickly.

Questions people ask before buying

How deep should a shoe rack be?
Deep enough to hold the shoe and no deeper. Grounded stands 9 cm from the wall, which takes an adult shoe at an angle without projecting into a hallway you have to walk through.

How high should a wall-mounted shoe rack hang?
Hang it at least a few centimetres above the skirting board. If you add a second row, leave 20 to 25 cm above the first, so there is room to lift the lower shoes up and off the rail.

How many pairs does it hold?
Two pairs on a 50 cm rack, up to eight on a 200 cm. Hang a second row 20 to 25 cm above the first and the same wall carries twice as much.

Still deciding between wall-mounted and floor-standing? Our guide to shoe storage for a small hallway compares the two on space, cleaning, capacity and price. For the rest of the entrance, see Hallway & Entryway.